Updated Photos.

With all the busy-ness of Christmas winding down I was able to spend some time on my photos the last couple of weeks. And I added the above photo taken from Bergen, and "fixed" some others. So far "Bergen in the Mist - Harbor Ship" and the my Mount Rundle photo on the site have been updated. Hopefully I can get some more quality time on the photos over the New Years break.

Photomatix

My father-in-law introduced me to some new software that looks rather impressive called, Photomatix. It's an HDR program that can do some impressive things to photos. Like the above photo. For those not familiar with HDR photos, basically you take the a series of shots all taken at different exposures and the software combines them all into one file with an incredible range of lights and darks. You can see some HDR examples here.

I am still haven't been fully converted to the HDR camp. You can do some impressive work if you do it right. But some photos still warrant the traditional approach. I mostly see this HDR software as another potential tool to accomplish what I want to make. The above photo was actually just a tone map, not a true HDR image. I am still working on a true HDR image, it's not quite the way I'd like it. More to come.

Back from Red Rock

Well we survived a rather wet weekend camping at Red Rock Canyon. And as you can see that didn't stop me from getting some pictures. The above picture was how the campsite looked when I first got up. The bottom picture is Heidi and I while we were hiking through the park after all the rain. Thank goodness my parents came with their trailer. I am not sure Heidi would have been sane trying to keep a puppy entertained all day in a tent while it poured all day. It was a nice relaxing trip regardless of the rain. I hope to finish a few more pictures from this trip.

Feels Like New

Well I finally was able to set aside some time to change the look and feel of the blog. All the new features on Blogger makes customizing the blog tons easier. I hope in the next couple of weeks to add a current work mini gallery and easier links to my work so people can come here to see what I am currently up. The above photo was one I took on a trip Heidi and I did last year to the Cottonwood Lakes and Mount Langley in the Eastern Sierras.

I should have some new photos next week after our little trip to Red Rock Canyon. Should be lots of fun.

What Was Lost Is Found

I know it's been quite awhile since I posted anything. This summer has been quite a roller coaster with Heidi's grandma's passing, the birth of the first Hammer grandchild, the upcoming Hammer wedding, trying to adjust to a puppy in a condo. On top of all that I was in a bit of a creative funk, course all the summer stress might have been a big cause of that.

Regardless I am trying to get back to the art. I had a big surge of inspiration last week when I was finally able to recover all the photos I took in Olso on our trip last May. I have been scouring the web for software to recover corrupted flash cards which was quite frustrating. Anyways here are the photos I was able to work on over the Labor Day holiday.